Major in Communication, Concentration in Communication & Media (12-13 Courses)

The major in Communication with a concentration in communication and media combines the traditional skills of rhetorical analysis, effective style, critical thinking and ethical questioning with the contemporary applications through oral, written, and visual communications in both traditional and new media. The goal of the program is to help students understand how language shapes our world and to use responsibly and effectively the various forms of communication that define and construct contemporary life and culture. The major thrust of the curriculum is toward a broad and thorough education in the liberal arts in a creative hybrid form that also prepares students for graduate school, law school, careers in creative and professional writing, in journalism and publishing, in public relations, in teaching, and in other fields of the growing and changing communications and media fields. The program is in partnership with the University's professional studies program in the Grenon School of Business and values building skills transferable to the private, public, and nonprofit sectors and/or graduate school. The internship requirement and capstone seminar provide students with real-world experiences and opportunities to collect raw material for a portfolio of accomplishments.